Top 5 Finalists for 2013 Indie Fragrance Award

Hearty Congratulations to the five finalists! It's times like these when I almost feel a sense of relief because I'm not faced with the judging panel's difficult task of choosing. 

The winner will be announced at the ceremony on Monday night at Elements Showcase. Best of luck to our finalists, and a huge thank you to all of the entrants this year!

~Carrie Meredith

THE FRAGRANCE FOUNDATION

ANNOUNCES THE FIVE FINALISTS FOR THE

2013 INDIE AWARDS

New York, NY, January 23, 2013. The Fragrance Foundation is pleased to announce the top five finalists for the 2013 Indie Award (in alphabetical order):

Fragrance                                                                                Brand

Amber Oud                                                                             By Kilian, Inc.

                       

CUIRELLE                                                                            Ramon Monegal Perfumes Barcelona

                       

NO. 30 EAU D’HIVER                                                         LE CHERCHE MIDI

                                               

Rima XI                                                                                  Carner Barcelona

                       

TERRASSE A ST-GERMAIN                                               JUL ET MAD

The final five represent a community of talented individuals who launched unique and provocative fragrances in 2012. The winner will be announced on January 28th at The Elements Showcase for The Fragrance Foundation Awards by Elizabeth Musmanno, President of The Fragrance Foundation.

“The Fragrance Foundation and our industry are thrilled to support small companies who have been chosen by our industry elite,” said Elizabeth Musmanno, President of The Foundation. “We look forward to honoring our finalists and applauding them for their creative achievements.”

“Indie” is defined as an established brand that has been on the market for at least two years, is not distributed or owned by a large company and is sold in 1 to 50 stores in the U.S.

The judging panel members were:

Paul Austin President, Austin Advisory Group	Anne-Marie Guarnieri Senior Beauty Editor, Allure Magazine
Virginia Bonofiglio Chairperson, Cosmetics & Fragrance Marketing, FIT	Raymond Matts The Art of Perfumery
Emily Dougherty Beauty Director, Elle Magazine	Lucy Raubertas              Indie Perfumes
Gaia Fishler The Non-Blonde	Bruce E. Teitelbaum CEO, RPG
Ann Gottlieb President, Ann Gottlieb Associates, Inc.	Rayda Vega Consultant, Aromadyn

About The Fragrance Foundation

Dedicated to serving its member companies as a resource for industry expertise, innovation and education, The Fragrance Foundation was founded in 1949 to increase awareness and appreciation of fragrance in all its forms.                   

           

                       

Contact:                                               

Julie Leong

The Musmanno Group

212-308-2100

Julie@musmannogroup.com